Canarium polyphyllum — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Nuts

Seed. The decorticated seeds yield up to 68.2% of oil. This solidifies at 19 - 20°c. The residue, after extracting the oil, contains 61% proteins The fat would probably be applicable for the margarine industry.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree. It grows 14 m tall. The leaves have long leaf stalks. The leaves have 6-10 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are olive green. The fruit are purple.

How to Grow

Plants are grown from seeds.

Propagation: Seed - we have no specific information for this species but seeds of this genus generally have a hard seed coat and germinate erratically. Filing away some of the seed coat to allow moisture to enter more readily, without damaging the seed, will encourage a faster and more even germination.

Other Uses

The wood of most species in the genus Canarium is usually soft to moderately hard and probably not very durable in exposed positions. It is not, therefore of any great commercial value and is only used locally or not at all.

Notes

There are 80-95 Canarium species.

Names & Synonyms

Canarium ledermannii Lauterb.

References (5)

Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 79
K. M. Schumann & U. M. Hollrung, Fl. Kais. Wilh. Land 63. 1889
Tanaka, p 126
Uphof, 1968
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